Associate Merchandiser - Gurugram, Haryana, India - Williams Sonoma
4 days ago
Description
Merchandising Support:
- Assist the Merchandising team in daily activities such as sampling, order processing, reporting, and production tracking.
- Collaborate with WSI India QA & Engineering Team to meet the needs of the USbased team and factories.
Product Development:
- Adhere to brand calendar milestones and communicate any deviations.
- Monitor development progress according to spec packets.
- Maintain and update the development tracker.
- Coordinate with product engineers for sample reviews and ensure timely dispatch.
Production:
- Communicate with vendors to track production status.
- Ensure the production tracker is consistently updated.
- Promptly escalate production issues to relevant stakeholders.
- Negotiate costs and quantities.
- Ensure PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system is up to date with relevant information.
Testing & Approvals:
- Record and manage all lab testing reports/results.
- Monitor green and yellow sealer statuses and report any deviations.
- Coordinate with the QA team for testing and approval processes.
Quality Assurance:
- Collaborate with vendors to implement corrective actions and enhance product quality.
- Plan and maintain inspection schedules across factories.
- Analyze issues to prevent production setbacks and enhance product quality.
- Maintain inspection trackers.
Development Trips:
- Prepare necessary documents and samples for visits by the US team.
Competencies & Skills:
- Design graduate with a minimum of 36 years of handson experience in Decoration Accessories (Dec Acc) and Hardlines categories.
- Proficient knowledge of production and manufacturing processes is essential.
- Strong verbal, written, and attentive listening communication skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Proficiency in negotiation and influencing skills.
Williams-Sonoma India Pvt. Ltd.
Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Today, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
is one of the United States' largest e-commerce retailers with some of the best known and most beloved brands in home furnishings.
Our family of brands are Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teens, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham.
We currently operate retail stores globally. Our products are also available to customers through our catalogs and online worldwide.Williams-Sonoma India sourcing office was established in 2013. We are based in Gurugram, India. We are sourcing premium products across all categories of Home Furnishing and recorded double digit year-on-year growth. We have a dynamic team of over 100 members handling versatile vendors across India, Nepal & Bangladesh. We are looking to onboard talented people and create successful professional journey.
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